

20th Century Girl
2022-10-06 · 119 min · ★ 8.2
In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.
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- Directors
- Bang Woo-ri
- Production companies
- Yong Film, CJ ENM Studios
- Countries
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Kim You-jungNa Bo-ra
Byeon Woo-seokPoong Woon-ho
Park Jung-wooBaek Hyun-jin
Roh Yoon-seoKim Yeon-du
Kim Sung-kyungBo-ra's Mother
Jeong Seok-yongBo-ra's Father
Yoon Yi-rehMadam
Jeon Hye-wonDarn It
Kim Nu-rimDong-wook
Han Hyo-jooAdult Na Bo-ra
Lee Beom-sooSchool Teacher
Ryu Seung-ryongPoong Woon-ho's Father
Park Hae-joonDoctor at School Infirmary
Gong MyoungJung Woon-ho
Ong Seong-wuJoseph / Poong Joon-ho
Kang Chae-youngBok-soon
Bang Woo-riYeon-du's Mother
Lee Cheon-muBo-ra's Brother
Jo Ji-hyeonTeacher
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